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brigandier121's XKCD The Game (PC)
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XKCD: The Game is a single player game that combines elements of multiple game genres with a humorous story to create a short, but very enjoyable game.
Gameplay:
The game consists of four levels. Each level is of a different genre. The first level is a combination of a quiz game and a shooting game. The objective is to shoot down all of the objects using the mouse and answer two questions. The questions serve little purpose except for comedic value. The next level is a racing game. The player must race against the man in the hat while dodging spiders and avoiding the sides of the race track. If you touch the sides, your character slows down. If you get caught by the spiders, you stop completely. The next level is a beat-em up game. The objective is to defeat the enemies and get to the door at the end of the level. Enemies range from velociraptors to ninjas. The final level is a tower defense game. You must prevent units of enemies from getting into your base. You can set up turrets to shoot the enemies as they try to walk in your base. As you kill enemies, your score increases. You can use your score to purchase new types of turrets.
Story:
The story is told through comic panels that appear after each level. The main character attempts to throw a boomerang, and it is stolen by a man in a hat. The story is full of references to movies, old TV shows, and even politicians. I found the story to be very funny. It is faithful to the source material.
First Session:
For the first session, I started up the game and read the story panels. Afterwards, I began play with the first level. First, I had to shoot the objects as they passed by the screen. It was relatively easy, although I had to double click on the objects to actually shoot them. It seems that the mouse events are a bit buggy. I remembered the answers to the questions from the demo of the game in class, so I had no problems answering correctly. Next, I proceeded to the second level. Of the levels, I think that the second level is the least fun to play. I raced against the opponent for a while and got completely stuck on one of the spiders. The opponent got far ahead of me, but it didn’t matter since we both started at the same place in the next room. By the time we reached the final room, I reached the end before the opponent and won. The next stage was the beat-em up level. This level was very easy. I just walked forward until I saw an enemy and pressed spacebar until it died. To me, this level was the easiest and quickest level to beat. Then, I advanced to the last level. The last level was the tower defense level and my personal favorite. I started off by buying three gun towers. Afterwards, I worked my way up until I bought my first laser tower. After buying the first laser tower, the game becomes pretty easy. Nothing can survive against the laser tower for very long. Finally, the man in the hat appeared, and he stood no chance against my towers. After his defeat, I viewed the last set of comic panels, and the game was over.
Second Session:
For the second session, I started the game and skipped the story panels. I began play with the first level. Like the first time, I had to double click on the objects to shoot them. I answered the questions with ease and proceeded to the next level. While playing the second level, I got completely stuck on one of the spiders. I had to restart the game. I played up to the second level again, and got way behind the opponent. I quickly discovered that it doesn’t really matter if you get behind him. You seem to win just as long as you get to the end. I quickly breezed through the third level. I actually took damage once during the level, but quickly regained my health. The enemies didn’t stand much of a chance. The tower defense level was still the most fun. Like the first time, I worked my way up until I could buy laser turrets. After that, the rest of the level was a breeze.
Final Impression:
I think that this game is a little too easy. I beat the game without even the fear of dying. I think that the idea of having each level as a different type of game was very creative. For me, the selling points of the game were the tower defense level and the funny story. Overall, I find this game to be entertaining.
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brigandier121's XKCD The Game (PC)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Thursday 5 March, 2009
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